Knowledge and perceptions of how diabetes affects eye health (% of total sample of Indigenous patients)
| Knowledge group | Patient responses | Patients, n (%) |
| Limited knowledge | Diabetes has no effect on eye health. | 17 (19) |
| Diabetes affects eye health but unsure how. | 16 (18) | |
| Some knowledge | Diabetes management has an impact on eye health. | 40 (45) |
| Diabetes causes cataract. | 5 (6) | |
| Good knowledge | Diabetes can cause vision loss or blindness. | 5 (6) |
| Diabetes damages the inside of the eye and can cause blindness. | 6 (7) | |
| Total | 89 (100) | |